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Question
Explain the function of the following structure in the human male reproductive system.
Leydig cells
Solution
The regions outside the seminiferous tubules called interstitial spaces contain small blood vessels and interstitial cells or Leydig cells. Leydig cells synthesise and secrete testicular hormones called androgens.
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